en-US/about_DellBIOSProvider_DscResources.help.txt

TOPIC
    DellBIOSProvider DSC Resources
     
SHORT DESCRIPTION
    Overview of DSC resources found in the DellBIOSProvider module
     
LONG DESCRIPTION
    NOTE: As of version 2.3.0 of the DellBIOSProvider, there are 22 categories of DSC resources.
           
    The DellBIOSProvider module contains the following Desired State Configuration (DSC) resources:
        - DCPP_AdvancedBootOptions
        - DCPP_AdvancedConfigurations
        - DCPP_BIOSSetupAdvancedMode
        - DCPP_BootSequence
        - DCPP_IntelSoftwareGuardExtensions
        - DCPP_Maintenance
        - DCPP_Manageability
        - DCPP_MiscellaneousDevices
        - DCPP_POSTBehavior
        - DCPP_Performance
        - DCPP_PowerManagement
        - DCPP_SecureBoot
        - DCPP_Security
        - DCPP_StealthModeControl
        - DCPP_SupportAssistSystemResolution
        - DCPP_SystemConfiguration
        - DCPP_SystemLogs
        - DCPP_TPMSecurity
        - DCPP_USBConfiguration
        - DCPP_Video
        - DCPP_VirtualizationSupport
        - DCPP_Wireless
         
    All the resources can be used to enforce the desired values for the BIOS attributes
    grouped under the PS path DellSmbios:\. They all share the following required parameter:
     
    - Category: A string describing the container or group for the SMBIOS attribute.
           
     
    The below sections gives an exemplary look at how a user can avail DCPP Resources for DSC.
    In the below there are examples related to categories POSTBehavior and PowerManagement.
    Other categories and their properties are closely allied in their implementation.
     
DCPP_POSTBehavior
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    This resource provides the ability to ensure the desired values for the BIOS attributes
    grouped under the PS path DellSmbios:\<Category>\<Attribute> in DellBIOSProvider PowerShell provider.
     
     
SAMPLE ATTRIBUTES
    PowerWarn
    Keypad
    PntDevice
    Numlock
    PostF2Key
    PostF12Key
     
SYNTAX
    POSTBehavior [string] #resource name
        {
          Category = "POSTBehavior"
          PowerWarn = [string]
          Keypad = [string]
          PostF2Key = [string]
          Numlock = [string]
         }
    }
     
DCPP_PowerManagement
---------------------
    This resource provides the ability to ensure the desired values for the BIOS attributes
    grouped under the PS path DellSmbios:\PowerManagement in DellBIOSProvider PowerShell provider.
    For PowerManagement category there is another mandatory property called BlockDefinition
    that has to be unique for each resource block.
     
SAMPLE ATTRIBUTES
    PeakShiftDayConfiguration
    AdvancedBatteryChargeConfiguration
    AutoOn
     
SYNTAX
    PowerManagement [string] #resource name
        {
          Category = "PowerManagement"
          AutoOn = [string]
          BlockDefinition = "1"
          AdvancedBatteryChargeConfiguration = "Tuesday"
          BeginningOfDay = "10:30"
          WorkPeriod = "15:45"
        }
         
    PowerManagement [string] #resource name
        {
          Category = "PowerManagement"
          BlockDefinition = "2"
          PeakShiftDayConfiguration = "Sunday"
          StartTime = "10:30"
          EndTime = "12:30"
          ChargeStartTime = "21:45"
        }
    }
 
SEE ALSO
    http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/enterprise-client/w/wiki/6901.dell-Command-powershell-provider